Kevin Alves

Kevin Alves
Alves at the 2010 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Alves
Country represented	Brazil
Former country(ies) represented	Canada
Born	October 19, 1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home town	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coach	Robert Burk Vesna Markovich
Choreographer	Kurt Browning Jeffrey Buttle
Skating club	Richmond Hill
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	141.44 2010 Jr Worlds
Short program	50.38 2010 Jr Worlds
Free skate	91.06 2010 Jr Worlds

Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Brazilian/Portuguese-Canadian figure skater and actor. At the 2008 Four Continents Championships, he became the first male skater to represent Brazil at any ISU Championship.^[1] At the 2008 World Junior Championships later that month, he became the first skater in any discipline to represent Brazil at that Championship.

Personal life

Alves was born on October 19, 1991 in Toronto and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. His mother is from Brazil and his father is from Portugal.^[2]

Skating career

Alves competed up through the junior level in the Canadian domestic competition structure. While he was a young skater, he discussed with his parents switching to compete for Brazil, his mother's country of origin. He switched to Brazil in 2007.

In the 2007-2008 season, Alves competed at the 2008 Four Continents Championships, becoming the first men's single skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship, and placed 26th. Later that month, he placed 36th at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and became the first skater to represent Brazil at the event.

In the 2008-2009 season, Alves made his debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. He placed 20th at the event in Courchevel, France, and 10th at the event in Cape Town, South Africa. He placed 16th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships and went on the following month to place 37th at the 2009 World Championships, where he became the first men's skater from Brazil to compete at the senior World level.

Acting and modeling

Alves began modeling at the age of 12. At age 19 he began acting at Armstrong Acting Studios. Since then he has been acting in shows including Warehouse 13 and What's Up Warthogs. He has a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation playing Fab, a love interest to Tristan Milligan.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2012 [2][3]	Fosse medley	Carmen by Georges Bizet
2009–2010 [4]	Samba Hop by Hernani Raposo	Carmen by Georges Bizet
2008–2009 [5]	Samba Hop by Hernani Raposo	Spiderman 2 by Danny Elfman
2007–2008 [6]	Carmen by Georges Bizet	Spiderman 2 by Danny Elfman

Competitive highlights

Results for Brazil

Results[7]
International
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
Worlds		37th	27th		WD
Four Continents	19th	16th	17th		23rd
Nebelhorn			23rd		WD
Universiade				19th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	36th		19th
JGP Germany			22nd
JGP France		20th
JGP South Africa		10th
JGP USA			14th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

Results for Canada

Event	2006–2007	2007–2008
Central Ontario Sectional Championships	6th N.	4th J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. Mittan, Barry (June 10, 2008). "Brazil Sends First Man to Championships". SkateToday.
2. "Kevin ALVES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
3. "Kevin ALVES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
4. "Kevin ALVES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.
5. "Kevin ALVES: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
6. "Kevin ALVES: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.
7. "Competition Results: Kevin ALVES". International Skating Union.

External links

• Kevin Alves at the Internet Movie Database
• Kevin Alves at the International Skating Union
• "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2008 Preview". International Skating Union. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2009.